My Dream Camera system!!

[Heritage Cameras]

What’s yours? (Just for fun!)

1. XT4 body but with A7RIV sensor

This! ^^^^^

I loved using my Fujifilm XE-1 with its traditional controls, and while my current Sony A7 is more capable, it's much less fun.

 

[bikerguy]

An Olympus PEN F with Olympus 14-150 and 9-18 lenses

or

an Olympus PEN F with Olympus 17 1.8 and 45 1.8 lenses.

Oh, I already have my ideal cameras

I was thinking the same thing, that I have my ideal camera. The Olympus EM1 Mark 2, 9-18 mm, 14-150 mm, 60 mm macro and the 75-300 mm for wildlife.

 

[forest dream]

As long as it free, it is my dream camera for kids. Never complaint free toy.

Pricey camera should has features/IQ that match with the price.

 

[DennisMay]

nice dream ;-)
mine is Fuji + some of the best settings and characteristics of Leica

 

[mahidoes]

1. Full frame Foveon sensor
2. Sony A7C size mirrorless camera.
3. Shoot Adobe DNG as default file type
4. Manual focusing ultra fast primes which are small. (i want small size ultra fast prime even with the cost of loosing autofocus)

I know photographers have never had it as good in terms of high quality robust gear, but since it’s illegal to go outside almost, i thought I’d make a topic!

My dream system would be:

Fujifilm body (not the new PASM one though) - manual dials everywhere, love the menus, really love the XT3.

Bayer sensor - sick to death of messing about with LR Add ons and duplicate DNGs, and i don’t enjoy C1. I’d love a Fuji camera i could seamlessly integrate in to Lightroom (i have years of galleries already there and enjoy the software)

Lenses - Full support from Sigma and Tamron . Lenses are a gap i have now. I want XF mount Tamron/Sigma 100-400s and 150-600s, and some nice 105mm or so macro lenses.

AF - Sony autofocus, or Canons new one!

Colours - I really like the film simulations, but something like adobe landscape would be nice built in!

That’s my dream combo! I guess it’s a bit of a merge between Fuji/Sony/Canon!

What’s yours? (Just for fun!)

 

[D Cox]

A stereo camera with a pair of Foveon sensors would be nice to have.

Don Cox

 

[D Cox]

1. Full frame Foveon sensor
2. Sony A7C size mirrorless camera.
3. Shoot Adobe DNG as default file type
4. Manual focusing ultra fast primes which are small. (i want small size ultra fast prime even with the cost of loosing autofocus)

If it's an L mount mirrorless camera, you can use either manual focus prime lenses (for instance Leica M mount lenses) or auto focus lenses, depending on the circumstances.

I doubt if a Foveon based camera can be as small as an A7C, as there is three times as much data to process. The camera would need more RAM, a bigger battery, and a heat sink.

Don Cox

 

[BadExample]

I doubt if a Foveon based camera can be as small as an A7C, as there is three times as much data to process. The camera would need more RAM, a bigger battery, and a heat sink.

Don Cox

You squashed his dream, Don! j/k

 

[sportyaccordy]

I like my EOS R. The only things that would make it perfect (for me):

• IBIS
• Better eye AF impementation (should be available with all AF areas)
• Minimal optical corrections in lenses
• Vintage style bodies

 

[forest dream]

Wish camera come with Sony FX6's electronic Variable Neutral Density (ND) filter (but detachable from lens mount when low light shooting), customizable dials control ND.

Wish Fujiflm X-TRANS sensor native support Adobe DNG (solve Lightroom issue).

Wish Fujiflm combine Fuji marked & PSAM dial into top-plate E-ink screen + multiple unmarked dials.

Benefits:

1. Consumer can assign fully customize function or traditional Fuji marked dial into unmarked dial.
2. For Fuji marked dial style consumer, can remove some unused marked. E.g. ISO above 3200 / uncommon use shutter speed. Match with dual native ISO, skip certain ISO.
3. Also can combine multiple function into single unmarked dail. E.g. ISO 160-3200 & C1-C4.
4. When camera off (with battery in camera) consumer still able rotate any dial or press any button, latest setting will display in top-plate E-ink screen.
5. When remove battery from camera, top-plate E-ink screen still display existing setting info. For advanced user, can customize different dial setting profile for different scene / lens (auto detect lens)

 

[ashleymorrison]

That’s my dream combo!

What’s yours?

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Ashley

 

[D Cox]

I doubt if a Foveon based camera can be as small as an A7C, as there is three times as much data to process. The camera would need more RAM, a bigger battery, and a heat sink.

Don Cox

You squashed his dream, Don! j/k

Well, I want the same camera as he does, but realistically it can't be as small as we would like. And it will probably cost more than I can afford anyway. :-(

 

[Barry Twycross]

You're only thinking what's currently possible, you're not dreaming.

I'm going for something the size and weight of my current smallest camera (in the 200-300g range), and give it a sensor as large the sensor in my largest camera (33x44mm) or larger, with near perfect quantum efficiency. I'd also give the sensor non-linear characteristics, so you never get burnt out highlights.

Then I'd give it optics which don't rely on refractions, or any physical elements at all, just distortions in space-time. Then you could have a lens which can have any focal length, any aperture, has no aberrations (apart from diffraction), and weighs nothing.

That's a good dream.

 

[ashleymorrison]

You're only thinking what's currently possible, you're not dreaming.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-dream-and-fantasy

1. Dreams are something you are acting on. Fantasy are something you are just thinking about. Dreams require action. Fantasy can happen without lifting a finger, even while you are asleep.
2. Dreams have deadlines. Fantasy are just, well, fantasy. Dreams must have a deadline. They have a time limit. Fantasy can go on forever. In fact, many people maintain fantasy their entire lives without ever reaching them.
3. Fantasy are free. Dreams have a cost. While you can dayfantas for free, dreams don’t come without a price. Time, money, effort and sweat. How will you pay for your dreams?
4. Dreams produce results. Fantasy don’t. Want to change your life? Your job? Your status in life? Dreams can do that. A good friend of mine made six-figures on the ebook he published. He did that. Had it stayed as a fantas, his life would have been as it always was.
5. Fantasy are imaginary. Dreams are based in reality. You may fantas of being Superman, but that is probably not going to happen. Dreams are about what you can actually accomplish. They are grounded in the reality of our world. Dreams should be big, but not supernatural.
6. Dreams have a finish line. Fantasy never have to end. Fantasy can go on forever. They don’t have to have an ending point. Dreams must have a specific outcome.
7. Fantasy can inspire you. Dreams can change your life. Fantasy can bring you motivation. They can inspire you. But, dreams can change your life forever.
8. Dreams must have focus. Fantasy don’t. Fantasy can be drifting, ever-changing thoughts. Dreams must be laser-focused. They must be specific and they must be always on your mind.
9. Dreams require hard work. Fantasy just require your imagination.Fantasing is easy. Almost everyone has a fantas. But, fewer people have dreams. Dreams are hard and they require hard work. (See #3)
10. Fantasy stretch your imagination. Dreams stretch you. Fantasing leads to bigger fantasy. They stretch the limits of your imagination. But, dreams stretch you. They increase your skills, your abilities, and change you forever.

 

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[OldSchoolNewSchool]

Not so much interested in a dream system, just a simple zoom lens. I really would like Canon to make an EF mount zoom lens 24mm to 85mm f3.5 (not variable maximum aperture), image stabilized STM. But alas, they are moving away from EF to RF mount . . .

If Canon makes this lens in RF mount, it would be tempting to buy an RF body to go with it.

 

[Mr Giggles]

You're only thinking what's currently possible, you're not dreaming.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-dream-and-fantasy

1. Dreams are something you are acting on. Fantasy are something you are just thinking about. Dreams require action. Fantasy can happen without lifting a finger, even while you are asleep.
2. Dreams have deadlines. Fantasy are just, well, fantasy. Dreams must have a deadline. They have a time limit. Fantasy can go on forever. In fact, many people maintain fantasy their entire lives without ever reaching them.
3. Fantasy are free. Dreams have a cost. While you can dayfantas for free, dreams don’t come without a price. Time, money, effort and sweat. How will you pay for your dreams?
4. Dreams produce results. Fantasy don’t. Want to change your life? Your job? Your status in life? Dreams can do that. A good friend of mine made six-figures on the ebook he published. He did that. Had it stayed as a fantas, his life would have been as it always was.
5. Fantasy are imaginary. Dreams are based in reality. You may fantas of being Superman, but that is probably not going to happen. Dreams are about what you can actually accomplish. They are grounded in the reality of our world. Dreams should be big, but not supernatural.
6. Dreams have a finish line. Fantasy never have to end. Fantasy can go on forever. They don’t have to have an ending point. Dreams must have a specific outcome.
7. Fantasy can inspire you. Dreams can change your life. Fantasy can bring you motivation. They can inspire you. But, dreams can change your life forever.
8. Dreams must have focus. Fantasy don’t. Fantasy can be drifting, ever-changing thoughts. Dreams must be laser-focused. They must be specific and they must be always on your mind.
9. Dreams require hard work. Fantasy just require your imagination.Fantasing is easy. Almost everyone has a fantas. But, fewer people have dreams. Dreams are hard and they require hard work. (See #3)
10. Fantasy stretch your imagination. Dreams stretch you. Fantasing leads to bigger fantasy. They stretch the limits of your imagination. But, dreams stretch you. They increase your skills, your abilities, and change you forever.

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[VSHaverinen]

My dream camera would be called Sigma DP1 Merrill Mk II. It is an updated version of the legendary DP1 Merrill compact camera with the same APS-C sized Foveon image sensor as the original one. The camera has a fixed, not protruding 28mm equivalent high quality lens.

The Sigma DP1 Merrill Mk II has IBIS (to keep the ISO as low as possible), a dust and moisture protection (just to keep the debris off the sensor, a full weather resistance is not necessary), and a simple, bright, high resolution LCD screen with a tilting mechanism (absolutely not a flip-out swivel design) so the camera could be easily used for a waist-level photography. There is no need to have EVF or video shooting mode.

The Sigma DP1 Merrill Mk II has a significantly faster image processing speed than the original one and a USB-C port for charging and transferring data. The camera is powered by a new battery type that lasts longer than the original Sigma BP-41. The body of the Sigma DP1 Merrill Mk II resembles the Sigma fp's sturdy, industrial, box-like design.

A man can dream.

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[D Cox]

You're only thinking what's currently possible, you're not dreaming.

I'm going for something the size and weight of my current smallest camera (in the 200-300g range), and give it a sensor as large the sensor in my largest camera (33x44mm) or larger, with near perfect quantum efficiency. I'd also give the sensor non-linear characteristics, so you never get burnt out highlights.

Then I'd give it optics which don't rely on refractions, or any physical elements at all, just distortions in space-time. Then you could have a lens which can have any focal length, any aperture, has no aberrations (apart from diffraction), and weighs nothing.

That's a good dream.

Another possibility is to have a large tablet-like device, with the surface covered in tiny cameras. This would give a true 3D image, which can be viewed with a lenticular display.

Not just a stereo pair, but an array giving proper parallax.

People have tried this approach, but the technology wasn't ready.